1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 - Affirmation Of Continuing Love
9 But on the subject of love for the brotherhood it is unnecessary for me to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another; 10 and indeed you do love all the brethren throughout Macedonia. And we exhort you to do so more and more, 11 and to vie with one another in eagerness for peace, every one minding his own business and working with his hands, as we ordered you to do: 12 so as to live worthy lives in relation to outsiders, and not be a burden to any one.